It's an integral part of every meal, but ordinary table salt can do a lot more than add flavor to your food. From cleaning to winter maintenance, …
Home Hacks from Your Pantry
You're probably underutilizing the items in your pantry! Check out the myriad of ways you can use your stay-at-home stash for much more than meals.

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Tired of spending hundreds of dollars on fancy cleaning products? The solution to many household cleaning and freshening problems is probably sitting …
You may not know this, but mayonnaise isn’t just for sandwiches and salad dressings. There are a host of household uses for this tasty spread. From …
Nature’s supreme source of sour is capable of far more than adding a delightful tartness to your favorite foods. Slice up a few lemons and give these …
Olive oil is most commonly thought of as a kitchen staple, but for thousands of years it's also been used for all sorts of things that have nothing …
Certain household items are so commonplace that we scarcely notice them anymore. But it may be time to take another look at some everyday household …
Kool-Aid is a summertime staple in many American households. But did you know that this drink mix can do more than satisfy your thirst? Here are 11 …
These creative takes on the classic grocery store staple give a whole new meaning to brown bagging it.
Club soda, that bubbly constituent of cocktails and ice cream sodas, is made up of water, carbon dioxide, and minerals like sodium bicarbonate and …
You already know toothpicks are great for holding sandwiches together and for cleaning under your fingernails in a pinch, but you probably don’t know …
Our hyper-caffeinated culture has resulted in a glut of coffee grounds choking our garbage pails. But before you toss out the stale remnants of …
If you think vinegar is just for salads, think again. Here are 20 practical and easy ways to improve your household with vinegar—from cleaning tiles …
Many people reach for a bottle of brew to refresh themselves on a hot day. Fewer will crack open a cold one to clean a sink, banish garden pests, or fertilize a lawn. Beer is multifunctional and can be...
According to the Beer Institute, a group that represents 2,800 U.S. brewers and suppliers, the making and selling of Americans’ favorite alcoholic …
Flexible, durable, moisture-proof, and grease-proof, aluminum foil is most often used in the kitchen. But foil can do so much more! Keep this …
That familiar refrain, “plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh, what a relief it is,” can be applied to many problems that go beyond heartburn or indigestion. …
Soggy sandwiches, messy leftovers, and dried-out cheeses have been a thing of the past since the 1960s, thanks to the invention of a ubiquitous …
Once upon a time, you had to live with that “old book smell.” Now, you can banish it to a faraway land with one pantry staple.
Contact paper has long been the stuff of mothers' old cabinet drawers, but make no mistake: the old favorite has rolled its way into the 21st century …
Battling bacteria and treating wounds are all in a day's work for rubbing alcohol, but it might surprise you to learn that the hardworking antiseptic …
Cleaning floors doesn't have to be a tedious chore. Once we hook you up with the right DIY solution for your flooring type, the rest will be easy.
Most people think a slow cooker is good only for making a huge vat of chili or a warm, comforting pot of stew. Well, as it turns out, there are a lot …